swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Author Albert Günther (1830–1914)
Description
English: Xiphias gladius, young
Subject: Swordfish
Tag: Fish
Date 1880
Source/Photographer
English: Gunther, Albert C. L. G. (1880) Introduction to the Study of Fishes, Edinburgh, Scotland: Adam and Charles Black
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMIB_47038_Xiphias_gladius,_young.jpeg
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), also known as broadbills or broadbill swordfish in some countries, are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood. These fish are found widely in tropical and temperate parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.